Sir Galahad chords by Josh Ritter

Chords with lyrics

By Josh Ritter

This is based on a 10/6/10 show at McCarter Theater in Princeton, NJ. The lyrics (from
same show) were found on the Chimney Smoke blog and were transcribed by the author. The
are taken from the video and are most likely correct.

http://chimneysmoke.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/galahad-lyrics-new-song-by-josh-ritter/

The song is picked with a quick pattern (hear and watch him perform the song on Chimney Smoke)

Capo 2nd fret (he has played it open in concert as well)
All chords are relative to the capo

There are two progressions
C majorC F, C majorC G+G C majorC
E7E7 G+G C majorC F, C majorC G+G C majorC

C majorC
The angel of the Holy Grail
  FF
saw Galahad come riding
     C majorC     G+G       C majorC
So he took the Holy Grail off the shelf.

C majorC
And inside the holy chapel made for
FF
Holy Grail hiding the angel
C majorC        G+G     C majorC
Could be seen to smile to himself.


E7E7            G+G
"If you're the great Sir Galahad
C majorC            FF
From now on," said the angel
     C majorC       G+G       C majorC
"May all angels call me blessed of my race."

E7E7              G+G
"If you're not the great Sir Galahad
C majorC           FF         C majorC
I'll warn you, keep on riding and if you are
       G+G        C majorC
I pray you'll let me see your face."


C majorC
Galahad took off his helmet, said
FF
"Good angel look upon me.
   C majorC        G+G        C majorC
Fear not, for I bring tidings of great joy.

C majorC
For long years the grail you've guarded, now
FF
You get to let me drink it, how
C majorC       G+G       C majorC
Happy must be angels thus employed."

CFCGC

C majorC
"All the favors you shower upon
FF
Me, a simple angel," said the
C majorC      G+G       C majorC
Angel, "your magnificence abounds.

C majorC
Take your boots off great Sir Galahad,
  FF
For by your astounding beauty whatever
C majorC          G+G       C majorC
Ground you stand on turns to holy ground."

C majorC
Galahad took off his boots, and he
FF
Watched the ground quite closely
    C majorC      G+G      C majorC
And the angel smiled to himself again.

C majorC
He said, "I can't believe I'm asking, but
  FF
Sir Galahad please tell me, what is
C majorC         G+G       C majorC
It that makes you want to go to heaven?

E7E7          G+G
In heaven there's no lamb chops,
   C majorC        FF
Queen Guinevere's for hand jobs,
C majorC        G+G      C majorC
Marijuana, Kenny Rogers, or Ecstasy.

  E7E7      G+G
No pillaging, no rape, perhaps
    C majorC        FF
you've come by some mistake to me
   C majorC        G+G      C majorC
this seems more error than knight errantry.

CFCGC x2

C majorC
Yes, and what about the stable boys,
FF
I know you think they're handsome
      C majorC            G+G       C majorC
and some of them, they think you're awful handsome too.

C majorC
And, sitting up in heaven, you'll still
FF
think about them often, when you're an
C majorC        G+G        C majorC
angel thinking's all that you can do."


E7E7           G+G
At this, Sir Galahad got angry,
 C majorC               FF
"Angel," he said, "don't you tempt me.
 C majorC       G+G         C majorC
I wish to go to heaven and not to hell.

    E7E7        G+G
So when stable boys look lonesome,
C majorC           FF
When the women call me handsome,
   C majorC          G+G     C majorC
I'll hold me virtue very firmly by myself."


  C majorC
"I guarantee you'll hold it often,"
        FF
said the angel. "Oh one more thing, before you
C majorC           G+G        C majorC
drink the wine, please take your armor off.

C majorC
I gotta carry you to heaven,
  FF
And despite what you'd imagine,
    C majorC        G+G       C majorC
I have trouble bearing heavy things aloft."

CFCGC x2

C majorC
Sir Galahad stood naked
FF
In a pile of his armor,
  C majorC        G+G       C majorC
His boots and helmet scattered all around.

  C majorC
His perfect lips, they sipped the grail,
  FF
His perfect heart commenced to fail,
  C majorC      G+G       C majorC
His perfect body fell upon the ground.


E7E7        G+G
The angel lit a cigarette.
   C majorC        FF
When he was sure Galahad was dead,
  C majorC         G+G         C majorC
He picked all of his clothes up off the floor.

   E7E7      G+G
Then I put on his boots and armor
 C majorC       FF
I laid his body on the altar
    C majorC        G+G       C majorC